Year 5

Homework 

Each week, children are expected to learn their spellings which will be sent home on a Friday. The spelling test will then be the following Friday. In addition to this, children are expected to read and complete their Read the Rainbow bookmark and log in to Times Table Rockstars to complete Times Table practise daily.

PE  

In year 5, the PE days are Tuesday and Thursday for both classes. 

In Autumn, Flying Fox class will have swimming lessons on Thursday. In Spring, Brown Lemur Class will have swimming lesson on Thursday.

Please ensure that your child comes to school wearing school uniform and they will then change in school.  

Trips 

This half term we will be taking a trip to the Greenwich Royal Observatory.

Key Times 

For Year 5, the school day will begin at 8.30, and end at 3.30. Please ensure your child is on time as we complete morning revision each day.

English 

In English, we will be reading ‘Street Child” which is set in London in the 1860’s. Jim is a runaway who escapes the workhouse just to be snatched away by Grimy Nick. We will be using this text to write a narrative with suspense, a newspaper report, and an information text.

Maths 

In maths, we will be focusing on place value and calculation. Pupils will further their understanding of the value of numbers. In addition to this they will learn about adding, subtraction, multiplying and dividing larger numbers using formal written methods.  

Science 

In science, we are focusing on space. In this topic, we will look at the movement of the Earth and other planets. We will also look at the movement of the moon. This will deepen our understanding of day and night.

Geography 

In geography, we are learning about latitude and longitude. We are focusing on why these lines are so important and how they can be used in navigation.

History 

In history, we will be learning about what happened to Britain when the Romans left. We will look at who moved to Britain after the Romans left and what challenges they faced.

RE 

In RE this term, we will be learning about Hinduism. We will be focusing on the River Ganges and how important water is to the Hindu religion.

Computing 

In computing, we will be learning about computer systems and networks. We will focus on how these systems are connected and how they are useful to us.

Art 

In art, we will be learning about drawing. We will focus on linear perspective and vanishing points. Our key artists this half term are Brunelleschi and Van Gogh.

Mandarin 

In Mandarin, we will be learning about strokes, components of characters, characters and calligraphy.

PSHE 

In PSHE we will be learning about relationships.

PE 

In PE we will be expanding our knowledge of netball and working on our passing skills.

Music 

In music, children will be learning about rhythmic notation.

DT

In DT we will be looking at seasonals soups. Our key professional this half term is Lorraine Pascal.